Questions and answers
Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.
- Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
- Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S4W-05048
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 January 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how much the Scottish Ambulance Service has paid in business rates in each year since 1999, broken down by (a) NHS board area and (b) local authority area.
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Question reference: S4W-04697
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 12 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what expenditure is forecast for Springburn railway station as part of the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme and what proportion will be associated with any diverting of Cumbernauld services to Glasgow Queen Street low level.
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Question reference: S4W-04625
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 12 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on jurisdictions internationally that have certain prohibitions on the erection of mobile telecommunications masts.
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Question reference: S4W-04624
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 12 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on jurisdictions internationally that prohibit the erection of mobile telecommunications masts in the vicinity of schools.
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Question reference: S4W-04622
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 12 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what flexibility is available to local authorities in interpreting planning law and associated guidance.
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Question reference: S4W-04623
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 12 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on mobile telecommunications masts being erected in the vicinity of schools.
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Question reference: S4W-04691
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 12 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive (a) how many and (b) what proportion of planning applications (i) it has called in and (ii) have been the subject of an appeal to it in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S4O-00550
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2011
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 January 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance is provided to local authorities on assessing the needs of home care service users.
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Question reference: S4F-00343
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 December 2011
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 December 2011
To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the Reform Scotland report, Powering Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-03567
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 3 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to enable small businesses to compete more effectively against larger companies outwith Scotland for public sector contracts.
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